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Historical Event on 10/15/1990
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/24/1897 | Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat. |
| 6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
| 12/4/1910 | Motilal, famous film actor, was born. |
| 7/9/1969 | Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 7/13/1995 | Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away. |
| 6/18/1993 | Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta. |
| 7/30/1992 | The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful. |
| 2/14/1901 | Sambamurty Pichhu, music teacher, was born. |
| 6/20/1946 | Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June. |
| 1/6/1664 | Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat. |
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